most embarassing momemt in sport!!!!

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 6:56 AM

high on the list has got to be david seaman in the world cup quarter against brazil.the free kick was so far out it didnt need a wall,all
ronaldhino could do was send the ball in for a header.then he looks up as the ball whizzes over his head and he ends up on his butt with the ball behind him in the net."give me the shovel and ill dig the hole myself"

also the el game where the goalkeeper was bored during a match and he swung out of the crossbar which broke in two.i think the match had to be abandoned but not sure.

**sadloserkid** · 23/01/2004, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by the 12 th man
high on the list has got to be david seaman in the world cup semi against brazil.

Most embarrassing post in this thread must be the one above. The game in question was a World Cup Quarter Final, not a Semi (where Brazil beat Turkey).

And in another embarrassing goalkeeper in World Cup moment how about Bonner and Jonk in 1994?

Or Higuita against Cameroon in 1990?

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 10:10 AM

i digress sadloserkid,check post time,i was still half asleep/good to see you are on the ball/i have corrected same

**sadloserkid** · 23/01/2004, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by the 12 th man
i digress sadloserkid,check post time,i was still half asleep/good to see you are on the ball/i have corrected same

Just helping out like!

**DolansWaistcoat** · 23/01/2004, 10:38 AM

Not the most embarressing but one of the most painfull,to experience and to look at i'd say was when Phil Babb slide groin first into a post doing about 40 mph,ah my eyes are watering now just thinking about it.It was for Liverpool against Chelsea,and the ball still went in for a goal,Casiragi I think one of his only goals for the blues 1-0 to Chelsea,correct me if i'm wrong..

**Macy** · 23/01/2004, 10:51 AM

Aaahhh Phil Babb and the spice boys, plus "Razor" Ruddock.... Surely the most embarrassing moment in sport, yet also the funniest...

Edit - actually no, Phil Babb, The Spice Boys and Razor all in white suits at the Cup Final. Might as well close the thread as that is clearly the winner

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 11:08 AM

chaging the sport/ hale irwin was playing the last hole in, i think the us open and he was about 8 ft from the hole and had two shots to win it.his 1st
putt stopped on the lip of the whole leaving him a tap in to win.
he walked up to the ball with his putter in one hand trying to be
cool.
he took his touch on the ball but beacause of the way he held
his club he played an air shot and his club went over the ball missing it completely.this cost him a shot even though he didnt touch the ball.this forced a playoff which he lost.
what a bummer

**liamon** · 23/01/2004, 12:01 PM

I seem to remember Matt Le Tissier scoring a stunning 20 yard goal against MUFC's Massimo Taibi. Ball was basicaly bobbling along at 0.02 mph and still managed to squeeze past the keeper.

Similar scenes in the Villa v Birmingham game last year.

Both far worse mistakes than Seaman's.

So many others that could be mentioned. Tim LFowers when the ball hit a divet and bounced over his shoulder. and I haven't even gone past GKs yet.

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by liamon

Both far worse mistakes than Seaman's.

So many others that could be mentioned. Tim LFowers when the ball hit a divet and bounced over his shoulder. and I haven't even gone past GKs yet. [/B]

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just thinking though with the amount of people watching the match globally,while the mistake would not be the worst the audience was worldwide as opposed to say a premiership match.

**pineapple stu** · 23/01/2004, 12:58 PM

Ronny Rosenthal for Liverpool against Villa about ten years ago rounding the keeper, shooting from the edge of the area and hitting the bar...

There's the story of an LoI keeper who caught a cross, had the wind blow his cap off and into the goal, went into the goal to put it back on and so conceded a goal!

Or how about Rivaldo for Brazil in the group game against Turkey?!

Beckham slipping when he took the peno against Turkey was pretty good too!

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 1:30 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pineapple stu
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There's the story of an LoI keeper who caught a cross, had the wind blow his cap off and into the goal, went into the goal to put it back on and so conceded a goal!

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did that actually happen ??any idea who was playing

**parnell ranger** · 23/01/2004, 1:34 PM

"also the el game where the goalkeeper was bored during a match and he swung out of the crossbar which broke in two.i think the match had to be abandoned but not sure."

goalkeeper was mick o brien in a cup replay for athlone
he wasnt bored
athlone were losing 5-0 he was tryin to get the game abandoned lol.

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**Macy** · 23/01/2004, 1:44 PM

Originally posted by pineapple stu
Ronny Rosenthal for Liverpool against Villa about ten years ago rounding the keeper, shooting from the edge of the area and hitting the bar...

Forgot about that - and he was on the six yard line not the edge of the box....

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 1:59 PM

then there was the boxing match in england and one guy was getting a right hammering when believe it or not his old dear hopped into the ring and started bashing his opponent on the head with her shoe/absolutely priceless/anyone see this one??

**tiktok** · 23/01/2004, 2:09 PM

In the baseball World series (

like anyone outside the US, Cuba and Japan cares) semi-final......

a home fan grabbed a ball about to be caught by one of his team. it gave the batter a home run and ended up costing his team a place in the World Series final, the guy had to go into hiding, think it was in Chicago.

**Macy** · 23/01/2004, 2:17 PM

Originally posted by tiktok
In the baseball World series ( like anyone outside the US, Cuba and Japan cares) semi-final......

I guess it's me who's left to do the smug sports fan bit and tell him it was named after the first sponsor of the competition....

**Schumi** · 23/01/2004, 2:53 PM

The classic own-goal a Cork player scored in Turner's Cross a couple of years ago. He was trying to pass the ball to the keeper who was around the edge of the box but your man slipped and skied the ball over the keeper and into the net.

**the 12 th man** · 23/01/2004, 3:10 PM

another whopper was at wembley stadium i think it was a rugby league final/100 thousand people plus at match/his team was one point behind and he had a penalty kick smack in front of the goal about 10 yds out to win it.it was the last kick in the match as it was deep in injury time.(the ref told him)
i think the pressure just got to him and the ball slipped off his boot when he kicked and it went wide.the ref immediatley blew the final whistle and he just collapsed on the ground.an amazing miss

**DolansWaistcoat** · 23/01/2004, 3:20 PM

We can't forget our own Sonia O'Sullivan running off the track with a dose of the trots in Atlanta 96.

**pineapple stu** · 23/01/2004, 4:35 PM

Originally posted by the 12 th man
another whopper was at wembley stadium i think it was a rugby league final/100 thousand people plus at match/his team was one point behind and he had a penalty kick smack in front of the goal about 10 yds out to win it.it was the last kick in the match as it was deep in injury time.(the ref told him)
i think the pressure just got to him and the ball slipped off his boot when he kicked and it went wide.the ref immediatley blew the final whistle and he just collapsed on the ground.an amazing miss

That was a fair while ago now wasn't it? Think yer man got Man of the Match as well!

I don't know for sure if the goalkeeper story I mentioned is true, but I have heard it a couple of times from different people.

What about the Saudi Arabian goalkeeper?

Being beaten by an Oliver Bierhoff slide tackle from 30 yards was possibly even better than Duffer's goal for laughs!